Do we want ISPs to penalise our fans? The record industry wants ISPs to take action against unauthorised downloaders -- but fans are the wrong target Billy Bragg Monday 18 May 2009 11.05 BST Having failed miserably in previous attempts to stamp out illicit filesharing, the record industry has now joined forces with other entertainment lobby groups to demand that the government takes action to protect their business model. Speaking at a joint meeting of the Federation of Entertainment Unions, UK Film Council and Bafta on the future of the creative industries last week, the chairman of the British Phonographic Industry called on the government to take seriously the argument that, in the face of illicit file-sharing, a "write and sue" policy will not be effective, to introduce legislation requiring ISPs to act <http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/may/12/stopping-online-piracy> against persistent unauthorised downloaders and to recognise that the music industry has already transformed its business models online. [....] Il resto qui: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/18/billy-bragg-copyright-mu...